Coin-holders



Oct. 9, 1962 R. BuRDlcK COIN-HOLDERS Filed Aug. 7. 1961 ,6 FIG. 4

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RICHARD BURDICK ATTORNEY United States Patent() 3,057,459 COIN-HOLDERS Richard Burdick, 3400 Armstrong Ave., Dallas, Tex. Filed Aug. 7, 1961, Ser. No. 129,651 8 Claims. (Cl. 20G-.83)

This invention relates in general to coin-holders and, more particularly, to a device adapted to house, protect, and display, valuable coins in a coin-collection.

At the present time, coin-collectors have considerable diiculty in housing, storing, protecting, and displaying, coins in a coin-collection. Coins vary widely in size, shape, and even in metal-content. Moreover, the coins in a coin-collection will become scratched, scarred, or otherwise damaged if allowed to rub against each other in bags or boxes. Since the value of a coin, as a collectors item, is attributable not only to its rarity and its face-value, but also to its perfection as a specimen, it is highly desirable to protect the coins from such damage. Heretofore, various types of coin-holders have been utilized, but they are expensive and somewhat cumbersome to handle. Moreover, since most coin-collections are very valuable and are usually kept in safes or safedeposit vaults, the space consumed by existing types of vcoin-holders is costly. In addition, existing types of coin-holders are not readily adaptable to variations in the sizes and shapes of diiferent coins and have very limited display value.

Actually, the problem of size variation is a very serious one. All collectors coins, except newly minted ones, are subject to more or less wear particularly around the coined edges and this wear causes variation in diametral size. In fact, there is usually a noticeable difference in diametral size between two coins of the same denomination and issue. It is also desirable, in many cases, to display a series of coins in sets, such as a series of diierent denominations in a particular issue. In addition, coin-collectors usually are interested in the matter of the sharpness and clear denition of the coining around the periphery of the specimen. The value of the coin is increased when the coining around the edge is sharply defined 4and unworn. Consequently, collectors not only desire to protect the coined edge, but also desire to display their coins in such a manner as to reveal this detail.

It is, therefore, the primary object of the present invention to provide a coin-holder which will protect the coin and also clearly display both sides thereof.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a coin-holder of the type stated which can be quickly and easily set up for receiving and displaying coins of various diametral sizes and also is capable of adjustment to accommodate coins of various shapes.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention resides in the novel features f form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing (one Sheet)- FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a coin-holder constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the coin-holder;

FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views taken along lines 3-3 and 4 4, respectively, of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of one of the coin-engaging elements forming a part of the present invention.

Referring now in more detail and by reference characters to the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the present invention, A designates a coin-holder comprising an oblong housing 1 molded or otherwise suitably formed of a transparent synthetic resin such as methyl methacrylate, for example, and integrally com- ICC prises a bottom wall Z and a four-sided or continuous narrow peripheral rim 3 consisting of two end members 4, 5 and two longitudinal members 6, 7. The upper face of the rim 3 is coplanar and parallel to the bottom wall 2 and is provided in its four corners with internally tapped recesses 8 for receiving fastener-elements 9.

The longitudinal members 6, 7, are provided, along their inwardly presented faces, with transversely aligned pairs of somewhat U-shaped rectilinear recesses or notches 10, 10', 11, 11', 12, 12', and 13, 13', for receiving coin-engaging members 14 which are preferably formed of a brittle synthetic resin, such as a formaldehyde-urea resin or a polystyrene resin. At their inner ends, each of the coin-engaging members 14 is provided with a V-shaped end-notch 15 and, along its length, each of the coin-engaging members 14 is provided with a plurality of spaced parallel pairs of lines of weakness or indentations 16, 16', so that the members 14 can be broken to various selected lengths. Preferably the distances between such pairs of indentations 16, 16', are varied to afford greater universality of size adaptation.

Provided for securement upon and across the rim 3 by means of the fastener-elements 9 is a transparent plate y17 which is flat and serves as a cover plate, being of the same marginal size as the housing 1.

Thus, for example, if the coin-holder A is intended to accommodate an American half dollar, quarter, nickel, and dime, the coin-engaging members 14 can be broken off to the various necessary lengths and will firmly support the four coins in the manner shown in FIG. l.

After the coins have been mounted within the housing 1 in the manner shown, the cover plate 17 may be attached to the housing by means of the fastener-elements 9, so that the coins will be permanently housed in display position and will be protected from dust or other deleterious substances. Moreover, when thus housed within the coin-holder A, the coins will not only be protected, but will be clearly displayed to the maximum degree so that both sides of each coin, as well as the peripheral or "coined margins, will be displayed with maximum visibility. If, subsequently, the coin-collector decides to change the arrangements of the coins in the coin-holder, this can be very easily and economically accomplished by removing the cover plate 17 and merely substituting dilferent coin-engaging members 14, the latter being broken off in suitable lengths for accommodating the new coms.

It should be understood that changes and modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of the coin-holders may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. A coin-holder comprising a housing having a peripheral rim including spaced parallel members having transversely aligned recesses, a pair of coin-retaining elements mounted in and projecting endwise from said recesses, and a cover secured to and extending closure-Wise across said rim.

2. A coin-holder comprising a transparent housing having a, peripheral rim including spaced parallel members having transversely aligned recesses, a pair of coinretaining elements mounted in and projecting endwise from said recesses, and a cover secured to and extending closure-wise across said rim.

3. A coin-holder comprising a housing having a peripheral rim including spaced parallel members having transversely aligned recesses, a pair of coin-retaining elements mounted in and projecting endwise from said recesses, and a transparent cover secured to and extending closurewise across said rim.

4. A coin-holder comprising a transparent housing having a peripheral rim including spaced parallel members having transversely aligned recesses, a pair of coin-retaining elements mounted in and projecting endwise from said recesses, and a transparent cover secured to and extending closure-wise across said rim.

5. A coin-holder comprising a housing having a peripheral rim including spaced parallel members having transversely aligned recesses, a pair of coin-retaining elements mounted in and projecting endwise from said recesses, said coin-retaining elements having lines of weakness along which they may be broken whereby the length thereof may be adjusted.

6. A coin-holder comprising a housing having a peripheral rim including spaced parallel members having transversely aligned recesses, a pair of coin-retaining elements mounted in and projecting endwise from said re- 'cesses, said coin-retaining elements each having means at its inwardly projecting end for engaging a coin, and

a cover secured to and extending closure-wise across said rim.

7. A coin-holder comprising a housing having a peripheral rim including spaced parallel members having transversely aligned recesses, a pair of coin-retaining elements mounted in and projecting endwise from said recesses, said coin-retaining elements each having V-shaped means at its inwardly projecting end for engaging a coin, and a cover secured to and extending closure-wise across said rim.

8. A coin-holder comprising a housing having a peripheral rim including spaced parallel members having transversely aligned recesses, a pair of coin-retaining elements mounted in and projecting endwise from said recesses, said coin-retaining elements having lines of weakness along which they may be broken whereby the length thereof may be adjusted, said coin-retaining elements also each having means at its inwardly projecting end for engaging a coin.

No references cited. 

